Asus X99-A II

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	181% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A II (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 21:18
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 105 2-Core 208 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 711 67% 556 Pts	64-Core 1,091 68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4992) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: 8EV10135 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 974 961 946 923 853 699 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 693 Write 972 Mixed 604 SusWrite 893 179% 790 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 53.7 219% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 801 DQ Write 645 DQ Mixed 715 538% 720 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 230%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 50GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,026 Write 2,132 Mixed 1,709 437% 1,955 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 68.5 233% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 888 DQ Write 563 DQ Mixed 793 573% 748 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
LSI Logical Volume 998GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 570GB free Firmware: 3000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 324 325 327 326 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 365 Write 336 Mixed 272 SusWrite 324 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 39.3 131% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 230 188% 268 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%
LSI Logical Volume 6TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: 3000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.1 3.2 2.7 3.4 2.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	5.38% Terrible	Read 15.4 Write 5 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 3.1 6% 7.42 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 46% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 5.38% Great: 121%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 12GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.4 4.4 4.1 4 4.1 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	9.65% Terrible	Read 35 Write 5.2 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 4.1 12% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.7 103% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.65% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Avexir DDR4-3000 CL15 4GB 8x4GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	115% Outstanding	MC Read 49.4 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 42.7 129% 45.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 21.1 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 139%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 77%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A II - $294

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	695x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	194x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	190x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	215x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	181x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	67x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	63x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	41x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	29x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $682

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16